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Bixa orellana L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Bixa orellana |
| Family name: |
BIXACEAE
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| English name: |
Lipstick Tree
Annatto
Arnatto
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| Sinhala name: |
Anaththa (අනත්ත)
Rata kaha (රටකහ)
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| Tamil name: |
Sappiravirai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Sinduraka
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Shrub or small tree 2 - 6 (8) m high. Leaves 7 - 25 X 4 - 18 cm, broadly ovate, with acute, gradually long-acuminate apex and subcordate, sometimes truncate, base, scaly on both surface when young, later only on the lower surface, ultimately glabrescent, with numerous small red dots beneath. Flowers 10 - 50 in corymbose panicles. Developing fruit covered with soft, dark red prickles. Mature capsule 4 - 5.5 x 3 - 4 cm, ovoid or deltoid. Seeds obovoid, smooth, angular.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Jaundice
Nervous Diseases
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Seeds
Roots
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Laxative
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